U.S. pauses build-out of natural gas export terminals to weigh climate impacts
The Biden administration announced Friday it’s temporarily freezing any new natural gas export facilities while the Department of Energy reviews the implications on climate change. (Image credit: Halle...
View ArticleIcon of the Seas: World's largest cruise ship to set sail from Miami
Published46 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Tribune News Service via Getty Images The world’s largest cruise ship is due to set sail from Miami, Florida, on...
View ArticleNepal’s low-altitude snow leopard would face big hurdles in return to wild
LALITPUR, Nepal — As the gates to the vet clinic at the Central Zoo in Lalitpur opened, more than two dozen photojournalists thronged the facility and surrounded a metal cage aiming their DSLR cameras...
View ArticleJapan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission
Published19 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Jaxa By Kelly NgBBC News Japan’s Moon lander has resumed operations after being shut for a week due to a power...
View ArticleScientists warn of ‘extinction crisis’ stalking Africa’s raptors
Secretarybirds build their nests high in flat-topped acacia trees to avoid land-bound predators. So when researcher Wesley Gush climbed up those trees to get to their nests, he knew it was a surprise...
View ArticleWhat’s at stake for the environment in El Salvador’s upcoming election?
Salvadorans will go to the polls next week to choose a president and 60 members of the Legislative Assembly. Most of this election cycle has focused on security issues and the economy, but there are...
View ArticleChicago could be first major Midwestern city to ban gas in new construction
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View ArticleAs summers grow ever hotter, OSHA appears ready to protect workers
Natalia, a 58-year old veteran farmworker from Florida, gets paid by the hour to work in a greenhouse, subjecting her and coworkers to a wretched humid heat that grows worse every summer. She gets two...
View ArticleTurning bat caves into sanctuaries: Interview with Mexican ecologist Rodrigo...
The stories people tell about bats seem to come from novels, comics or science-fiction movies. They’re able to emit and hear sounds in frequencies inaccessible to other species. Some undertake epic...
View ArticleDevon tree planting: Work to recreate lost rainforest
Published54 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Miles Davis & Dan WareingBBC News The National Trust plans to create vast new areas of...
View ArticleGrassroots efforts and an Emmy-winning film help Indigenous fight in Brazil
Brazil’s Indigenous peoples have come under systemic attacks for five centuries, a crisis that worsened from 2019 to 2022 under the government of Jair Bolsonaro. These hostilities were encapsulated in...
View ArticleMoon lander: Japan's Slim reactivates and gets to work
Published45 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, NASA/LRO By Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News As the Japanese Space Agency put it: “Operations...
View ArticleFirst ever U.S. Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area declared in California
TOLOWA DEE-NI’ NATION, California — Three tribes along California’s rugged northern coast made history in late September by designating the first Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area (IMSA) in the United...
View ArticleEngland's hedges would go around Earth ten times
Published24 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty Images By Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent England’s hedgerows would stretch almost ten times around...
View ArticleTo ease deforestation, natural rubber industry must ‘paddle hard’ (commentary)
Last October, I took some time off work at the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) to learn how to surf. Surfing has always been a dream of mine and one of the more advanced surfing...
View ArticleIn Nepal’s Chitwan, tourist pools spell possible trouble for environment &...
Chitwan, NEPAL — Rajendra Aryal (45) likes visiting the tourist town of Sauraha on the fringes of Chitwan National Park in Nepal. He enjoys the wilderness, the jungle safaris and the natural beauty of...
View ArticleIndonesia invites Turkish investors to develop tuna farms in Papua
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has invited Turkish investors to help develop an offshore tuna farm in the country’s eastern Papua region, which it aims to turn into a major tuna export hub. The...
View ArticleOverfishing leads to decline in Bangladesh marine fish stocks & diversity
Despite enacting different laws and regulations, both old and new, Bangladesh has faced a decline in marine fish stocks and diversity over the years, thanks to the rampant use of industrial trawlers...
View ArticleYoung science writer award goes national
Published31 minutes ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, ABSW A national award for young science writers, supported by the BBC, is now open to school children around the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Can bioplastics help shape a more sustainable future? | Problem Solved
SYDNEY — As the world struggles to contain plastic pollution, eco-friendly alternatives to plastics have garnered attention in recent years. One example: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a naturally...
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